UNICEF engages Kwara govt. on intervention programmes for children

Date: 2019-04-15

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), says it will engage the Kwara government on necessary intervention programmes for children in the state.

Dr Zakari Adam, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF, Kaduna, said this on Monday during the discussions and review of various policies on children welfare in Kwara.

Adam explained that all the discussions and presentations from various ministries in the state, had afforded UNICEF a better understanding of the programme related to children's rights.

"With the knowledge on ground, UNICEF will fine-tune the programme and all secretariat will collate the presentations and group them together to come up with reports on how to continue," he said.

He said there would be need for engagement and agreement on interventions programmes through meetings, which would ensure minimum package of intervention.

He added that there would also be a media review for all state under UNICEF, Kaduna.

According to him, the media review will come up around July, which will help to identify areas that cannot be pushed aside.

Mr Oladapo Samuel, State Director, Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, expressed optimism on the positive outcome from the meetings.

"It is good that UNICEF is returning back to the state, the organisation is 'frank and honest'.

"They have made us to realise that they are not messiah, as they equally have challenges, but that they are here to assist and support," he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that various presentations from the Kwara Ministries complained of paucity of funds and inadequate training of health care workers in the state.

The Ministry of Health identified the challenges of poor attitude of health workers and poorly funded social mobilisation activities. While the Ministry of Education also identified insufficient personnel, inadequate budgetary allocation for education and insufficient infrastructures among others as part of the challenges faced by the ministry.

The presentation from the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency on nutrition indicated that there was non-availability of commodities essential to nutrition.

"There is also lack of equipped nutrition kitchen and inadequate supportive supervision and monitoring among others".

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Michael Nzekwe     S.O. Opowoye     Mutawali Of Ilorin     N-Power     Segun Adeniyi     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Odo-Owa     Segun Olawoyin     Quareeb Islamic Association     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Kwara Metro Park     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Gamji Members Association     Sheikh Ariyibi     Ibrahim Taiwo     Zara Umar     Busari Alabi Alausa     Plat Technologies     Shettima     Aminat Ahmed     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Kanu Agabi     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Charcoal     Kwara 2023     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     UITH     Ilorin South Constituency     Saheed Akinwumi     Kehinde Baale     Peter Obi     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Kawu     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     CBT     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Egbewole     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     SUBEB     Rasaq Jimoh     Abubakar Atiku     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Asa LGEA School     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Bursary     Femtech     AbdulRauf Keji     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Orisun Igbomina     Ubandoma     Sidikat Alaya     Tunji Folami     Abatemi Usman     Oke-opin     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Malete     Zainab Abass     Tunji Moronfoye     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Tosho Yaqub     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Suleiman Idris     Obayomi Azeez     Kwara Volleyball Association     Ope Saraki     Kazeem Adekanye     KWSIEC     Kwara     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Adamu Attah     Adeola Abraham     Ogbondoroko    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Kisra     Onikijipa     Umar Saro     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Shuaibu Yaman     New Nigeria People’s Party     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Joseph Alex Offorjama     UNILORIN Alumni     Royal FM     Idi-Ape     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Niyi Ogundiran     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Mohammed Yisa     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     CCT     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Okin High School     Shettima Of Ilorin     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Okin Biscuit     Alapansapa     SUBEB     Babata     Awoye     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Oko-Olowo     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Buhari     Azeez Bello     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Shuaib Jawondo     Bola Tinubu     The Herald     Afetu Of Alabe     Post Utme     COEASU     Ibrahim Akaje     Amos Bajeh     Bayo Ojo     Olaiya Lawal     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Bond     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Mumeen Lah     Ibrahim Gambari     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Nurudeen Mohammed     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Tunde Oyawoye     KWASEIC     Fatimoh Lawal     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Akeem Olatunji     Yusuf Arowosaye     Ajia-Bako     Roseline Oni Aremu     Dumagi     Zulu Gambari     John Kehinde Salako     Shoprite     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Taofik Abdulkareem     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Hassan Saliu     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Eleja Taiwo Banu